{"id":14113,"date":"2024-12-14T17:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=14113"},"modified":"2024-12-16T08:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T08:05:49","slug":"did-prime-minister-dr-harini-amarasuriya-not-complete-her-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/did-prime-minister-dr-harini-amarasuriya-not-complete-her-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya Not Complete Her PhD?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In Sri Lanka, there have been many discussions about the PhD degrees in the last week due to the fake phD allegations targeting the speaker of parliament. This fact check concerns similar allegations against the prime minister of the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social media posts allege that Sri Lanka\u2019s Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, did not complete her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. It is claimed that despite using the title “Dr.”, she only received a three-month scholarship from Edinburgh and does not hold a PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To verify these claims, we reviewed several reliable sources, including statements from the University of Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University, and Dr. Harini Amarasuriya\u2019s professional profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Verification of Dr. Harini Amarasuriya\u2019s PhD Credentials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LinkedIn Profile: Dr. Harini Amarasuriya\u2019s LinkedIn profile states that she earned her PhD through a joint program between the University of Edinburgh and Queen Margaret University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parliament Website: In the parliamentary website, her education qualifications are mentioned as ph.D in social anthropology.The website can be reached here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Edinburgh Statement: The School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh confirmed Dr Amarasuriya completed her PhD in Social Anthropology in 2010 (She started<\/strong> that in 2005)while congratulating her after she was appointed to the prime minister position in Sri Lanka. Her thesis focused on child protection policy in Sri Lanka, and Professor Jonathan Spencer, an Emeritus Professor of South Asian Language, Culture, and Society at the university, supervised her work. The university statement can be read here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Spencer put FB note about Dr Harini`s appointment as PM also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n